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Occurence 1837 - 602 Kvarset
(Object Id: 20964)
(Last updated: 13.09.2010)

Location
County: Nordland Municipality: Meløy (1837)
Map 1:50000: Meløy (1928-4) Map 1:250000: Mo i Rana
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 33
East: 439108 m. North: 7426592 m.
Longitude: 13.6061850 Latitude: 66.9509430
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Resource
Resource Type: Gneiss Resource Subtype: Gneiss
Brickstone(Y/N): Y
Importance
Raw material meaning: Not Assessed (reg. 21.03.2017)
Historical: No , (Confirmed 10.sep.2010 by Leif Furuhaug)

Resources and production
Activity: Exploration Reserves:
Operating method: Historical production:


Products
Commercial Name Product description
Murestein Classification: Cleaved slabs Colour: Dark gray
Play of colours : Uniformity: Good
Lithology: Grain size: Fine - medium grained (<1mm - 3 mm)

Photo no. 1 showing Håndstuff"

Deposit rock
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Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Not defined Schistosity Strike/Dip :90 / 45

Information(s) in free text format
Description
Bergarten er en middels- til finkornet amfibolittisk gneis med gode spalteegenskaper som kan gjøre den interessant for bryting av murestein. Rust på spalteflatene indikerer et visst jerninnhold. Lokaliteten ligger i et ubebodd område; det er 1 km til nærmeste hus. En negativ faktor, imidlertid, er gneisens fall motsatt terrengets helning.
Location
Den aktuelle lokaliteten er ved RV17 800 m vest for kommunegrensa mellom Gildeskål og Meløy. Fjellet Ramnefloget stuper bratt ned mot sjøen fra 900 m høyde SØ for lokaliteten.

Photo(s) from the Deposit area:
Photo no. 1 showing Veiskjæringen"

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
1837602 Hand specimen
Sampler: Rolv Dahl/...Stored: NGU/...Size(kg): 1


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